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• 'Blood on your hands' if world steps back on tackling COVID now: WHO official

  If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organization official told Reuters.

  

• 'Knocking on famine's door': UN food chief wants action now

  The UN food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing 'a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm' and urged donors, particularly Gulf nations and billionaires, to give a few days of profits to tackle a crisis with the fertilizer supply right now and prevent widespread food shortages next year.

  

• Begging friends for help and shipping overseas: Here's how far parents are going to find medication for their kids

  Amid a shortage of various children's pain and fever medications, parents are going to great lengths to find relief for their sick kids. Some are begging friends and family members for help, while others have ordered medicine from outside of Canada.

  

• 4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for Omicron-targeted boosters

  U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned U.S President Joe Biden's recent remark that 'the pandemic is over.'

  

• Fetuses grimace over kale, but smile for carrots, small study finds

  Fetuses between 32 and 36 weeks gestation appear to grimace over kale and smile for carrots, according to a small study out of the U.K. that examines how fetuses react to flavours.

• Can I give my sick kids expired Tylenol? Doctors say try this first

  In the midst of a shortage of children’s medications, physicians are advising parents to avoid giving their sick kids expired medication, and to speak to trusted health professionals about how to manage illnesses as well as their anxieties.

• Canadian doctors, psychiatrists don't recommend routine adult anxiety screening

  Contrary to new recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, health-care professionals in Canada are warning against routine anxiety testing for adults. CTVNews.ca brings you their concerns.

• Experts call for better dementia treatment in new report, saying most patients receive no care after diagnosis

  In a sweeping new report, Alzheimer’s and dementia experts are urgently calling for better treatment for patients and better education for health-care professionals, revealing that the majority of dementia patients receive little to no post-diagnosis care.

• Blood clot risk remained nearly a year after COVID-19 infection, study finds

  The risk of developing a blood clot remained elevated almost a year after a COVID-19 infection, according to a new U.K. study that looked at the health records of 48 million unvaccinated adults from 2020.

• Uganda confirms 7 Ebola cases, races to halt outbreak

  Uganda confirmed seven Ebola infections Thursday as authorities try to track down 43 contacts of known Ebola patients two days after authorities in the East African country announced an outbreak of the contagious disease.

• Judge blocks Indiana abortion ban week after it took effect

  An Indiana judge on Thursday blocked the state's abortion ban from being enforced, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue that it violates the state constitution.

• Canadian study builds on link between long COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases like lupus

  Some long COVID patients suffering symptoms including fatigue and shortness of breath are showing signs of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, suggests a Canadian study that builds on similar findings elsewhere.